Life just got tougher for three attackers last seen wearing full face masks and body armor as they fled the execution style slaying of Brinks armored car guard Alvin Kinney. They are now hiding from a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to their capture, who can they trust? That kind of money, […]
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Some people inherit a home, jewelry or maybe an autographed baseball. Earl Davis, of Waco, inherited a cache of historic artifacts, including two guns Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow had on them when they were shot to death by police in Louisiana. A show on Davis and the historic guns will be aired Monday night […]
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Federal agents on assignment abroad need to clearly understand that they are not allowed to hire prostitutes, even in countries where paying for sex is legal, according to a new Department of Justice report. The conclusion is just one of several to emerge from a Department of Justice Office of Inspector General review of policies […]
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Perhaps Jose Angel Barranza Gomez thought the United States had just forgot about him during his 21 years of hiding in Mexico from a murder charge in California. Maybe he’d be able to just come back and get on with his life. But even in the small, isolated border crossing of Presidio, just west of […]
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives wants you to be friends. Yes, the agency that doesn’t get a lot of love in some corners of the Web announced Wednesday that it is taking to Facebook to be an active part of social media discussions. “Traditionally, ATF has flown under the wire and people […]
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Texas led the nation as the federal government received more than 21 million requests for background checks to buy rifles, shotguns and handguns last year- continuing a trend of Americans buying plenty of firepower. But the fact is that nobody knows how many guns are in the United States and who all owns them. The […]
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If federal authorities have it right, Lazaro Cooper basically shot himself in the foot by posting a Facebook video of a recent visit to a shooting range. That is all it took to land Cooper, of Corpus Christi, back behind bars as he is a convicted felon and forbidden by law from even touching a […]
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I Take a look at the intricate wooden replica, housed in the protected offices of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives here, which preserves the agency’s darkest day, Feb. 28, 1993. It is hallowed ground. Above the miniature Branch Davidian compound are the photos of four agents killed that morning in a raid […]
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